Friction-top paint-can.



G. W. WEB-ER.

FRICTGN TDP PAINT CM!i APPLICATION HLED APR. 26, 1909.

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Application filed April 2G, 1909.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Gnonen 1N. lnBnR, a citizen of the United States, residing in New Yorlnin the county ofNew York and State of New York, have and useful` Improvement in Friction-Top lPaint-Cana of which the following is a speciication.

My invention relates to improvements in friction top cans.

rlhe object of my invention is to provide a friction 'top paint can which will be of a simple, eflicient and durable co. tructiom capablev of being repeatedly opened and closed, and which will also be suitable for use as a paint pot or pail, and which may be made of the larger or half` gallon -or gallon sizes without liability `of the friction cover springing off or failing to produce a secure and liquid tight closure by its tight frictional engagement alone Iwith the annular top head of the rcan.

My invention cnnsists in the novel construction of parts and devices, and in the novel combinations ofparts andV devices by which this object or result is practically accomplished, as herein shown and described and more particularly specified in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawing' forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a ceny tral, vertical section of a rfriction top paint .1. To save space on can embodying. niy invention. Fig. 2 1s a detail bottom plan view of the cover. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3-3 of Fig. Y the drawing, Figs. 2 and 3 represent a can of small diameter. Fig. l is an enlarged detail partial vertical section and Fig. 5 is a detail, partial vertical section with the cover removed.

ln the drawing, 8 is the body of the can having'the customary lock orA other soldered side seam 9.

10 is the bottom marginal flange 11 soldered to the lower end of the bodyS.

12 is Vthe annular top head, having an inclined upwardly" projecting annular flange 13 and marginal rim or flange 14 forming an annular channel 15 to receive the upper end of the body 8 which 'is soldered to said rim or flange 14:, said flange 13 forming an annular raised fulcrum shoulder 16 to fa cilitate the levering up or prying off of the friction cover. rl`he annular4 top head 12 is also provided with two substantially par- Specification of Letters Patent.

invented a new head having an upturned ltatented Mar. 21, 1916.

serial no. 492,268.

allel but slightly Haring depending fric tion seat walls 17, 18 connected together by a curved bottom 'wall 19 and together forming an annular Ufshaped channel 2O to reccive the double annular friction seat walls of the cover.

rhe annular top head 12 is further pro vided at the upper edge of its inner friction seat wall 18 with an inwardly projecting an nular lip or flange 21 having a reversely folded or curled edge 22to stifen'and strengthen the inner friction 4seat wall 18, and at the same time afford a smooth wiping edge orlip for the paint brush when the can. is being used as a paint pot or pai The folded or curled annular flanges 21,' 22, surrounding vthe opening in the any-ular top head, while bracing and stiening` he-inner annular friction seat wall 18, at "/he same time leave said friction seat wall sufficiently yielding and .elastic -to produce'an extremely closei, tight and secure engagement between the inner and outer friction s'eat walls of the cover and the corresponding inner and outer friction seat ,walls of the annular top head, and to permit of the cover being forced snugly and fully home, and'thus free from liability of. springing on.

rllhe friction cover 23 has a marginal,flat, horizontally projecting annular pry-olf rim 24.-, provided with an annular inturned fold or Flange 25 to reinforce it, said pryofl' rim fittingwithin the raised annular fulcrum shoulder.. l@ of the annular top 12, said annular pry-olf rim and fulcrurn shoulder forming between them an annular crevice'or channel 26 to receive a lever or sharp edged instrument for prying olf or leveringup the tight fitting friction cover. The friction cover 23 is provided with two depending substantially parallel but wedging friction seat walls 27, 28, the outer one 27 being in tight frictional engagement with the outer friction seatwall 17 of the annular top and the inner one 28 in tight frictional engagement with the inner fric` tion seat wall 18 of 'the annular top. The two deep depending friction seat walls 27 and 28 of the cover are'integrally united or connected together by a curved bottoni wall j 29. 'l'he annular top 12 and cover 23 are made of thin sheet metal, preferably tin plate, and the inter-engaging doublel friction seat walls 17, 18 of the annular top and 27, 28 of the cover are all slightly 9 5 slightlyy yielding, springy or elastic, while at the same time sufficiently braced and stiened to produce 'an extremely snug, tight and secure frictional engagement between the cover and annular top so as to produce a liquid tight closure between the cover and annular top in the larger or gallon size v paint cans, as well as in the smaller sizes,

'parallel friction seat vcurved inwardly and downwardly to form 'tionalengagement of the cover `with the annular top. The can body 8 is or may be,

furnished with a bail 30 and bail ears 31 to facilitate the use of the canas a paintV pot or pail.

I claim 1. A friction top paint can comprising in combination: a can body; a can `top attachcd thereto and bent to form an annular co\ fir-engaging and friction clamping means, said top .being bent downwardly to form an outerv vertical friction seat wall, thence upwardly to form an inner vertical wall, and thence an annular brush-wiping and wall-stiffening lip; and a can cover having a flange bent downwardly to forman 'outer vertical friction seat wall adapted to frictionally engage Iwith said outer vertical friction seat wall of the can top, and'thence upwardly to form a parallel inner vertical friction seat wall adapted to frictionally engage with saidinner parallel vertical frictional seat wall of the can top, clearance being provided between the top and cover` both at the inner and outer sides of the said' friction walls and at the bottoms of said friction walls; substantially as specilied.

y 2. A friction top paint can comprising in combination: a can body; a can top attachedy thereto and bent to form an annular cover-engaging and friction clamping means, said top being bent downwardly.

to form an outer vertical friction seat wall, thence upwardly to form an inner vertical parallel` friction seat wall, and thence curved inwardly and downwardly to form an annular brush-wiping and wall-stiifening bead or roll; and a canv cover 'having a flange bentdownwardly 'toy form an outer vertical friction seat wall adapted to frictionally engage with said outer vertical friction seat rwall of thecan top, and thence upwardly to form a parallel .inner vertical friction seat wall adapted to frictionally engage with said inner parallel yvertical` friction seat wall of the can top, and thence inwardly to form the horizontal portion of the can cover; clearance beingprovided bee tween the top and cover both at lthe inner and outer sides of the said friction-.walls and at the bottoms'of .said friction wallsry and the lower ends of the lvertical and par-.

allel friction seat walls of the cover being rounded to form a wedging ring at the'extreme bottom of the depending annular part of the cover; substantially as specified.

GEORGE W. VEBEL: Witnesses L. A. l/VELLES, VAL'rER HENRY. 

